BAMBOOS OF INDI A

GLOSSARY
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abaxial : the side facing away from the axis of the plant syn. dorsal, opp. ventral
abjoint : to separate at a joint
abrupt : terminating suddenly as though cut off
acantha : a spine, prickle, or thorn
acanthocephalous : having a hooked beak
accrescent : increase in size with age
accumbent : lying against and face to face; lying in contact; reclining
acerate, acerose : having the shape of a needle; needle-like
acicular : needle-shaped, having needle like projections
aculeate : prickly, thorny, armed with spines
acuminate : having a long, slender, sharp point with concave sides, margins straight to convex
acute : sharp-pointed, margins straight to convex
adaxial, adaxial surface : the sides towards the axis; the surface of a leaf that faces the stem during development, eg.
the upper side of the leaf. syn. ventral
adelphous : stamens united by their filaments
adherent : a condition where two dissimilar organs touch each other but are not fused together
adnate, adnation : organically united or fused with another dissimilar part
adpressed (appressed) : lying flat for the whole length of the organ
adventitious : plant organs produced in an unusual or irregular position as in adventitious buds, roots or
shoots
adventitious embryo, : an embryo found without fertilization, which develops directly from the outer tissue of
the embryony parental sporophyte, usually from the integument of the nucellus
affinis : closely related to another
affinity : similarity between entities in regard to morphological traits
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